Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a philanthropist, established the Hindu
Permanent Fund in
1906. How do we know this company as today?
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Sunday, 17 November 2013
Friday, 15 November 2013
#115
This bird is known as Maldhok in
vernacular tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan,
this bird is now threatened by incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird, which
Salim Ali
had proposed to be the national bird of India but this could not be done because
the misspelling of the bird’s name may result in otherwise abusive word for the
country.
#114
Connect the following :
Satan’s
Alley
The
Scorcher
The
Fatties: Fart 2
Bust-A-Nut
Booty Sweet
#113
X
was a Castilian nobleman , military leader and diplomat. The title given to him in Spanish translates
to "The
lord-master of military arts“. He fought for Y as well as his brother Z when
the former was executed by the later. Later he was exiled by Z and fought for
the Moors. ID X
Monday, 11 November 2013
#109
Located on 4257, Isleta Blvd in Albuquerque (New Mexico), this fast food restaurant has seen unprecedented rise in sales over the past few months due to it being featured in a very popular TV show. What show did it feature in, and what has this restaurant served as the inspiration for in the aforementioned show?
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
#108
According to X’s creator, it’s name has no particular significance and is simply a four-letter word without a phonetic pronunciation, something he describes as "a treasured and carefully guarded point in the space of four-character strings."
X was launched in September 2005
Id X
X was launched in September 2005
Id X
#107
The parent company of a popular fast food chain is named so because one of its co-founders held a doctorate in Physics while the other wanted to earn money to pay tuition fees for his medical school through this venture.
Name this holding company and the fast-food chain it operates.
Name this holding company and the fast-food chain it operates.
#106
In 2006, the World Bank Institute concluded that the village of Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra was transformed from a highly degraded village ecosystem in a semi-arid region of extreme poverty to one of the richest in the country. The Ralegan Siddhi example, now 25 years old, showed that it is possible to rebuild natural capital in partnership with the local economy. In 1992, who received a Padma Bhushan for his efforts in making Ralegan Siddhi a model village for the rest of India?
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